Escaped prisoner arrested in Tallahassee

An escaped prisoner from Colquitt County, Ga. was arrested near Old Bainbridge Road and I-10 in Tallahassee this afternoon. Demetrius Walden, 32, escaped from a work detail while in custody at the Colquitt County Jail on Monday, said Lt. James McQuaig, spokesman for the Leon County Sheriff's Office.

Walden was spotted this morning near the area of North Monroe Street and I-10. At around 1 p.m., authorities discovered he was in the area of 2677 Bainbridge Road where he was eventually taken into custody in a nearby apartment complex, McQuaig said.

He was then taken to Leon County Jail.

The United States Marshal Service Florida Regional Task Force, LCSO, the Tallahassee Police Department and Florida Highway Patrol all worked to bring Walden into custody.

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Escaped prisoner arrested in Tallahassee

An escaped prisoner from Colquitt County, Ga. was arrested near Old Bainbridge Road and I-10 in Tallahassee